Corn-heading device.



A. R. JOHNSON. CORN HEADING DEVICE.

APPLIGATION FILED JULY 17, 1912.

1,055,181. Patented Mar.4, 1913.

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APPLICATION FILED JULY 17, 1912. 1,055,181. .Patented Mar. 4, 1913.

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'ALVIN R. JOHNSON,`OF BOURBON COUNTY, KANSAS.

I CORN-HEADING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 17, 1312. Serial No. 709,96/4. i i

Patented Mar. 4, 1913.

To all 'whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, ALV-1N R. JOHNSON, a citizen of thevUnited States, residing in the county of Bourbon and State ofV Kansas,

have invented new and useful Improvements in Corn-Heading Devices, of wh1ch the following isa speclcation.

This inventlon relates to corn heading devices, and it has particular reference to a device adapted to be strapped on the hand and wrist of the operator for the purpose of heading Kafircorn and the like. vOne object ofthe invention is to produce a simple and eflicient device of the character described including a metallic plate with which a heading bla e may be conveniently connected in such a manner as to be readily detachable for the purpose of resharpening the same. y

A further object of the invention is to so construct the protectin plate that when the heading blade is detac ed,| a hook may be associated therewith to serve as a corn husking device.

With these and other ends in view which will readily appear as -the nature o f the invention is better understood, the same consists in the improved construction and novel arrangement and combination .of parts which will be hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claim.

Inthe `accompanying drawings has been illustrated' a simple and preferred form of the invention, it being, however, understood that no limitation is necessarily made to the precise structural details therein exhibited, but that changes, alterations and modifications within the scope of the claim may be resorted to when desired.

In the drawings',-Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the improved device in pos'ltionior use. -Fig 2 is a plan view, showing the outer side of the device. Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a perspective view, showing the cutting blade or-heading blade, detached. Fig. 5 is a perspective view, showing the protecting plate detached, the same being inverted to expose its underside. G is a sectional view taken on the line 6-6 .in Fig. 2. Fig. 7 is a perspective view,

showing the invention as a husking device. Corresponding parts in the several figures are denoted by like characters ot reference.

The improved device includes n protecting plate 1 formed preferably of sheet metal,

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and shaped to approximately fit the palm of the hand of the operator; the device being usually fitted tothe rightrhand, although a left handed device may be constructed when desired. The plate 1 has a thumbreceiving recess 2, and the underside of the plate is provided with flanges 3 arranged in parallel relation to each other and in an u'pwardly and'outwardly inclined position with reference to the lower edge 4 of the plate which extends across the wrist of theoperator.

The protecting plate 1 is secured by means of rivets or other fasteningdevices `5 on a shield 6 of leather or other suitable material, said shield having at its upper edge a broad band 7 which may be fastened around the ball of the hand of the operator by means of a buckle 8. Connected with the shield adjacent to the lower edge thereof is a wrist encircling band 9 havlng a buckle 10 at one end, and thumb engaging billets 11, 12, one of which is provided with a buckle 13, are also provided. The rivets .or fastening members 5 are arranged in such a manner that none of said fastening members will be disposed between the flanges 3 on the underside of the protecting plate.

`The cutting blade or heading blade 14 is provided with' an arcuate cutting edge 15, and said blade is rovided with a shank 16, bent at a suitable angle thereto and adapted guided between the flanges 3 on the underside of the protecting plate, and between said plate and the opposed face of the shield 6, said blade abut-ting on the lower edge of the plate, thus limiting the upward movement thereof. For thel purpose of retaining the blade securely in position, the shank 16 may be engaged by a fastening `screw 17 extending through the protect-ing plate.

It will be seen from the foregolng description, taken in connection with the drawings hereto annexed` that the heading blade may be veryireadily detached from the device by simply; loosenlng or removing the screw 17, thus enabling the shank 16 to be slid out between the shield and the protecting plate. lVhen the blade is in position, the operator may seize the top of a corn stalk with his thumb and fingers and bend the same down in a position adjacent to the edge of the cutting blade, after which by a simple twist of the wrist, the blade will sever the stem or stalk, leaving the head in the hand of the operator to be disposed of as may be desired.

Thegblade may be Very readily detached for sharpening or other purposes, and when replaced it will be securely held by the single 'screw 17.

screws 19, said hook being of such a natureA that it. may be conveniently used for com husking purposes..

- By providlng auxiliary apertures, as

shown at 20, for the reception ofthe fastening screws 19, the hook 18 may-be adjusted in Var1ou'sposit1ons, thusenabling the operator to select the position which he regards as most advantageous andsatisfactory for saidv hook.` i

Having thus ydescribed 'the inventiomwhat is. claimedfasnew, '1s :-A

In a -devicewof the character described, a

plate shaped'to conform tothe palm of the hand, said plate being provided` with-guide I anges on its under surface terminating' atits lower edge, a lexiblefshieldyhaving means whereby it may be secured on the hand and Wrist of an operator, connecting means wherebythe plate is secured on said shield .without obstructing'fthe space between-thev guide flanges, a heading blade having a.

shank bent atan angle thereto, saidfshank .e slidably' engagin the guide flanges between" the opposed sur aces of theplate'and the edge, ofthe plate, and fastenlng means enplate.

in'p'resence'of two witnesses; i .v

"Witnesses: l A W. G. JOHNSON, f A.'R; -SAILoRsr ALVIN R', "sirens-Itsoui'` V Y Shield', and Said blade abutting onj the-:lower 35' 'the shank through the protecting In testimony whereof yI afx my si'gnatre@ 

